Despite their strong play this season and in the playoffs, both teams are still fueled by doubters as they prepare to square off for the championship.

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are among the youngest teams in NBA history, led by almost entirely Gen Z players born between the late 1990s and early 2010s.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On the court, Cason Wallace doesn’t do anything slow. Seated at a podium at the Thunder’s Wednesday media day session ahead of Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals, though, the second-year guard eased off the gas and took a second to think.